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Amit Shah inaugurates new building of Central Forensic Science Laboratory near Kolkata

Amit Shah said the inauguration marks a significant milestone in the Centres long-standing efforts to build a secure, transparent and evidence-driven criminal justice system

1 Jun 2025 1:13 pm
One of the first research-driven private university to be established in Kolkata

This new initiative will make students of the new generation better equipped to address the dynamic needs of the job market in India, says a mentor at TCG

1 Jun 2025 2:46 am
Police detain teachers protesting against Bengal governments fresh recruitment notification

Police stop protesters headed towards a rally planned to the State Secretariat

31 May 2025 9:20 am
TMC condemns 'derogatory' language used by its leader Anubrata Mondal

In the viral clip, the Birbhum strongman is allegedly heard threatening the officer-in-charge (IC) of a police station in Birbhum district over the phone.

30 May 2025 6:25 pm
WBSSC issues notice for recruitment of over 35,726 teachers in Bengal

In a significant clause, the notice stipulated the age limit from 21 years-40 years; the online applications will be received from June 16, 5 p.m. till June 17, 5 p.m.

30 May 2025 12:59 pm
Dismissed teachers seek PMs intervention amid plans for fresh recruitment in West Bengal

As Mamata govt. announces new appointments from May 30, protesting teachers write to local BJP leaders to facilitate meeting with Prime Minister in Alipurduar

28 May 2025 11:00 pm
Calcutta Universitys summer recess advisory sparks confusion among colleges

Lack of clarity on implementation leaves principals seeking guidance; teachers already engaged in academic duties during break

28 May 2025 8:51 pm
Bad road claims life in West Bengals Asansol

Protests erupt in Sonarpur over poor road conditions as locals block road for hours demanding immediate action

28 May 2025 10:52 am
In Kolkata, heritage enthusiasts pay tribute to Satyajit Ray through street art

The exhibition contains a showcase of different artworks by and of the acclaimed filmmaker along the walls of Bishop Lefroy Road, where he lived

27 May 2025 10:21 pm
With internship becoming compulsory in colleges, Kolkatas oldest bookshop steps in to train students in publishing

The initiative started by citys heritage bookseller, aims to bridge gap for students needing industry experience under new education norms.

27 May 2025 5:00 am
Bengal teachers insist they wont take re-exam; delegation off to Delhi

Delegation meets Education Department officials, seeks clarification on States review petition

27 May 2025 12:41 am
Protesting teachers to hold meeting with Bengal education department officials on May 26

The members of the Deserving Teachers' Rights Forum will meet the officials at Bikash Bhavan, the headquarters of the education department, in Salt Lake area, after the government decided to initiate talks with them.

26 May 2025 2:46 pm
ISF MLA Nawsad Siddique writes to Jadavpur University authorities against ragging of Muslim student

This is one of the multiple ragging incidents that have come to light in one of Kolkatas most premium institutes

24 May 2025 11:40 am
Calcutta High Court bars coercive police action against protesting teachers in West Bengal

The Court also asked protestors to limit their attendance to 200 at a time, and shift their protest site from outside the State Education Department office.

24 May 2025 9:58 am
ED arrests former UCO Bank chairperson for diverting, siphoning funds worth over 6,000 crores

The ED investigation revealed that during his tenure as the CMD of UCO Bank, UCO Bank had sanctioned large credit facilities to Concast Steep & Power Ltd, and received various illegal gratifications from shell entities linked to the company.

21 May 2025 9:58 am
Bengal CM Mamata disburses second tranche of Banglar Bari to 12 lakh beneficiaries

The Chief Minister highlights housing and welfare initiatives, targets BJP over tea garden promises in North Bengal

21 May 2025 8:03 am
Murshidabad violence: CalcuttaHigh Court-appointed panel says police were inactive at some places

Noting that the main attack occurred on the afternoon of April 11, the report by the three-member committee said Local police were completely inactive and absent

21 May 2025 7:41 am
Murshidabad violence victims anxious about safety, State must ensure protection: Calcutta HC

The court notes that the committee report points to vandalism and massacre as premeditated and an organised crime; the court added that the victims demand for a permanent camp of Central forces shall be considered

16 May 2025 10:38 pm
Column | Breathing room

Kolkatas recent rooftop crackdown is a reminder of how terraces once cultivated imagination and community

16 May 2025 10:30 am
Former BJP MP John Barla joins Trinamool Congress

The former Alipurduar MP accused the BJP of stopping development work in the State including the building of a hospital in north Bengal.

16 May 2025 9:55 am
TMC MLA Tapas Saha dies of brain haemorrhage

Saha, known for his grassroots connect, was one of the early members of the Trinamool Congress and was considered close to party supremo Mamata Banerjee

15 May 2025 11:25 am
Digital archive to connect Bengali writer Samaresh Basu to future generations of readers

Basu (1924-1988) was known for his novels, short stories, essays and travelogues

14 May 2025 2:35 pm
Case over 2024 protest outside ECI: Delhi Court grants bail to Derek O'Brien, other TMC leaders

Delhi Court grants bail to 10 TMC leaders in protest case against Election Commission

13 May 2025 1:11 pm
WB govt issues notification of leave cancellation, warns against black marketing of goods

If something happens here, people should be prepared, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said urging traders not to think about profits at the time of crisis

9 May 2025 10:51 am
GST fraud: ED raids in Jharkhand, West Bengal

At least nine locations in Ranchi, Jamshedpur and Kolkata are being raided

8 May 2025 9:50 am
Kolkata hotel fire: Interior decorator held, total arrests rise to 3

Police make third arrest in connection with deadly Kolkata Rituraj hotel fire that killed 14

2 May 2025 2:33 pm
Mamata Banerjee visits fire-ravaged hotel in central Kolkata, promises action against guilty

Ms. Banerjee reached the MechuaFalpatti area of Burrabazarand said that special committees comprising police, administration and fire services department are being set up to identify establishments which are flouting fire safety norms

1 May 2025 3:31 pm
Kolkata fire | Owner and manager of hotel arrested

12 of the 14 bodies have been identified and post mortem has been performed. Post mortem of the bodies have revealed that deaths death were due to effects of Asphyxia due to inhalation of carbon soot and also thermal burn injuries.

1 May 2025 10:49 am
Kolkata fire survivors recollect terrifying incident

A sombre atmosphere prevailed outside the hospital morgue, where the bodies of five victims were sent for post-mortem, amid heart-rending scenes of a mothers grief

30 Apr 2025 10:09 pm
At least 14 dead in Kolkata hotel fire; several injured

Firefighters continued rescue operations overnight as the 10 engines rushed to the spot; one man died by jumping from the building to escape the fire, 13 others died of suffocation

30 Apr 2025 10:02 am
Tagores own institution neglects printing his books; many popular titles out of circulation

Eminent educationist-writer Chinmoy Guha says that even books like Chokher Bali, Chhelebela, Char Adhyay, Jogajog are not to be found. These are all part of our heritage such beautifully printed books, he says. Sources say the space has been conceded to private publishers

29 Apr 2025 6:51 pm
Five from Bengal govt run study centre make it to Civil Services merit list

Officials of SNTCSSC said that over the past few years, about 15 to 20 candidates have made it to the interviews of the Civil Services Examination and five to six candidates make it to the merit list.

23 Apr 2025 11:20 am
Made of ambition | Review of Great Eastern Hotel by Ruchir Joshi

The city of Calcutta, fully alive and mysterious, is the real star in this novel, while the ensemble cast fails to live up to expectations

18 Apr 2025 9:30 am
Violence in Murshidabad pre-planned, says West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee

CM Mamata Banerjee during a meeting with Imams and Muezzins urged Muslims not to fall into the trap of the Bharatiya Janata Party and indulge in violence on the streets; announces 10 lakh as compensation to victims of the violence

16 Apr 2025 1:49 pm
Days of Mamata Banerjee-led government numbered: BJP

BJP leader Ravi Shankara Prasad assailed Mamata Banerjee, asking if her government has become completely insensitive to basic human values

16 Apr 2025 1:34 pm
Anti-Waqf law protests: Pleas in Supreme Court seek court-monitored probe into West Bengal violence

Supreme Court petitions seek probe into West Bengal violence over Waqf Act, including SIT and judicial enquiry commission requests

15 Apr 2025 3:35 pm
SSC sends list of 'tainted', 'untainted' candidates to Bengal education department

Education Minister Bratya Basu had earlier announced that the list would be made public on the WBSSC website by April 21, following legal consultation.

14 Apr 2025 5:15 pm
Murshidabad anti-Waqf Bill violence: Twenty two arrested; internet suspended; Prohibitory Orders imposed

Condemning the violence, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose said he has directed the Government to take immediate bold action to curb the violence and submit a report

9 Apr 2025 1:18 pm
BJP MP and former HC judge says its possible to distinguish tainted from untainted candidates in WB recruitment scam

Abhijit Gangopadhyay, BJP MP and former Calcutta HC judge says the OMR (Optical Mark Reader) sheets recovered by the CBI can be made public by the State government; His remark comes after Supreme Court annulled the appointment of 25,752 teachers

9 Apr 2025 10:02 am
Bengali TV serial director accused in hit-and-run case; one dead, several injured in incident

The accused was reportedly driving under the influence and has been sent to police custody till April 10

8 Apr 2025 8:38 pm
BJP IT cell chief claims infighting among Trinamool Congress MPs after 'WhatsApp chats' gets leaked

According to party sources, following the altercation, the woman MP exited the WhatsApp group and sent letters to both Mamata Banerjee and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee

8 Apr 2025 6:21 pm
Bengal Education Board moves SC seeking 'modification' in order annulling over 25,000 school jobs

In an appeal to the Supreme Court, the Boards lawyer requested that either deserving candidates be allowed to attend their duties till the end of this academic year, or till a fresh recruitment process as directed by the court is completed, whichever is earlier.

7 Apr 2025 6:21 pm
Evidence that SFI leader was tortured in custody, Calcutta HC says

The court also expressed concerns about how the Medinipur Police Station was functioning

4 Apr 2025 9:03 pm
Waqf Bill BJPs ploy to divide country, say protesters in Kolkata

BJP passed the bill in both Houses due to their majority. This is not just an attempt to seize Muslim properties but also malign us, one of the protesters said

4 Apr 2025 5:30 pm
All parties should abide by Constitution, Trinamool is fighting for Waqf properties, says Mamata

The remarks by Trinamool Congress came on the day when Union Minority Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju tabled The Waqf (Amendment) Bill, 2025

3 Apr 2025 6:23 am
TMC leaders question partys silence on SFIs protests against Mamata at Oxford

While some Trinamool leaders have alleged a lack of initiative by party workers and youth members to protest against the SFIs disruption at Oxford, party MP Sougata Roy said such incidents do not warrant a hue and cry

2 Apr 2025 4:00 am
Eight die in fire near a cracker manufacturing unit in West Bengals Pathar Pratima

There have been a number of similar incidents in West Bengal where cracker manufacturing units have caught fire leading to several deaths.

1 Apr 2025 12:02 pm
Man sentenced to death for killing cousin in knife attack that left 18 wounds

While awarding the death sentence Judge Biplab Roy, quoted from the Mahabharat, and said that the convict had attacked his unarmed brother inflicting 18 stab wounds

31 Mar 2025 4:47 am